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Ending election-day registration would likely cost the state more than $5.2 million, won't reduce the administrative work of clerks and would still allow some people to register at the polls because of a federal law. »Read Full Article

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jrr01....it is the republicans, specifically Walker, that ran on a platform of job creation (you know, the 250,000 lie)......laser focus, blah, blah, blah. Yet, the only job action they have taken is to try and secure their own. Very valid question by Rachel.

Nwatch34 - And it is fanatics who focus on constant gloom and doom rhetoric and refuse to acknowledge jobs are being created, which they are. Perhaps if everyone shut their big collective mouths and portrayed a positive image for the state, things would improve faster.

GOP and WALKER will stop at nothing to SURPRESS the people votes even when they have have NO PROOF of voter fraud! And by the way where are the JOBS you PROMISED?? If I was an elected official that's all I would concerned about 24/7 !

Former GOP chair explains why these "changes" were being pushed by the GOP:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHKBlCly14Yhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/jim-greer-florida-voting-laws_n_2192802.html

It's pretty much logic. We know for a fact that 54k people registered on 11/6. We also know that making it harder for someone to do something it suppression. Therefore, making it harder for 54k people to vote is suppression.

Please, don't get all extreme and start the lame "Then let's not have any laws" argument because no one is advocating such a claim. What is being advocated is continuing the status quo as it saves money and has worked so far. Well it worked until 2008 then suddenly there was fraud everywhere according to some people but that's a different issue.

This whole measure is so thinly veiled, as to be writing on cheesecloth at best.Designed to strangle voter turnout. Not eliminate fraud. Which no one really seems to be able to prove even exists. Strangely.For such a blatant problem? The evidence should practically be laying all over the place with investigators tripping on it.

In any event, it is clearly about suppressing the number of votes.You say fraud.Most of us say democrat leaning.

There is not even argument it is about reducing the overall number of votes cast.If there is the fraud assumed? Then the vote tally will drop if prevented.Odd how with the close scrutiny we have placed on voter fraud. Even without ID in place. The number of voters showing up to vote is increasing. Not decreasing as one might minimally suspect.

That or the bravado of fraudsters is quite high.Probably suggests even with closer scrutiny of who is voting? Those intent on voting fraudulently, will do just that. Probably never get caught either. Inasmuch as the evidence to uncover fraud is already there. Just not double, triple quadruple checked. On election day at the poll, by poll workers.

Finally. My new mantra.You. Elected representative.Quit worry so much about whom is voting. For that matter how many times.Try doing your job, well.

You might be surprised that instead of using all those extra votes to vote against you? They get used to support you.Stranger things have happened.

MV - Please explain why you dismiss every concern people have about lax rules regarding voting? The Constitution has specific requirements in order for people to vote. How would you propose confirming those requirements so we do not have to worry about illegal aliens and non-residents voting in Wisconsin.

When we can prove that people are voting illegally then we'll set those laws into place. As of this moment, there isn't proof. The process of simply living in America and the cost benefit of election fraud reduce the "want" for 99.9% of people to commit fraud. The other .05% are simply ignorant of the law such as felons and the other .05% (this might even be a high number) are investigated and punished.

Being as fiscally responsible as I am guessing you are, why would we spend $12 million on 0.05% of the population when our state is "broke"?

We could also require every voter to reregister before every election. It would ensure the alleged integrity. Of course many eligible voters would be denied their right if they were too lazy to do so. Still its the logical conclusion to this stupid idea

"We could also require every voter to reregister before every election. It would ensure the alleged integrity. Of course many eligible voters would be denied their right if they were too lazy to do so. Still its the logical conclusion to this stupid idea"

If you don't vote for four years, you have to re-register. Which is what happens to a lot of people. they go to vote and discovered someone kicked them off the role.

So we save $5.2 million if we did nothing regarding same day registration. I think the cost of voterID was around $7 million. In total, we'll save $12.2 million doing nothing which sounds like a great idea in a broke state, doesn't it all you fiscal conservatives?

If you've ever said we needed to curb union rights to save money and you think we should waste money on adding obstacles to voting at the cost of $12.2 million or more than you're a hypocrite.